Aunjanue Ellis
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Aunjanue Ellis is an American actress known for her powerful performances in film and television, including acclaimed roles in projects like "King Richard," "When They See Us," and "Lovecraft Country."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aunjanue Ellis canonical | 20 |
| Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor | 3 |
| Aunjanue Ellis as Oracene "Brandy" Price | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4626353 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aunjanue Ellis Context triple: [The Caveman’s Valentine, starring, Aunjanue Ellis]
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A.
Angelica Ross
Angelica Ross is an American actress, producer, and transgender rights advocate best known for her groundbreaking roles in series like "Pose" and "American Horror Story."
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B.
Veanne Cox
Veanne Cox is an American actress and singer known for her work in musical theatre, film, and television, often recognized for her comedic and character roles.
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C.
Keely Shaye Smith
Keely Shaye Smith is an American journalist, author, television host, and environmental activist, best known for her work in environmental advocacy and media.
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D.
Talisha Searcy
Talisha Searcy is an American local politician who serves as the mayor of Takoma Park, Maryland.
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E.
Jacelyn Reeves
Jacelyn Reeves is an American former flight attendant best known as the mother of actor Scott Eastwood and for her past relationship with Clint Eastwood.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aunjanue Ellis Target entity description: Aunjanue Ellis is an American actress known for her powerful performances in film and television, including acclaimed roles in projects like "King Richard," "When They See Us," and "Lovecraft Country."
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A.
Angelica Ross
Angelica Ross is an American actress, producer, and transgender rights advocate best known for her groundbreaking roles in series like "Pose" and "American Horror Story."
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B.
Veanne Cox
Veanne Cox is an American actress and singer known for her work in musical theatre, film, and television, often recognized for her comedic and character roles.
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C.
Keely Shaye Smith
Keely Shaye Smith is an American journalist, author, television host, and environmental activist, best known for her work in environmental advocacy and media.
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D.
Talisha Searcy
Talisha Searcy is an American local politician who serves as the mayor of Takoma Park, Maryland.
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E.
Jacelyn Reeves
Jacelyn Reeves is an American former flight attendant best known as the mother of actor Scott Eastwood and for her past relationship with Clint Eastwood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actress
ⓘ
film actress ⓘ human ⓘ television actress ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film industry
ⓘ
television industry ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress
ⓘ
linked to:
Academy Award nomination
Primetime Emmy Award nomination ⓘ |
| birthName | Aunjanue L. Ellis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1969-02-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
New York University Tisch School of the Arts
ⓘ
linked to:
NYU Tisch School of the Arts
Tougaloo College ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | African-American ⓘ |
| familyName | Ellis ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | acting ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
ⓘ
drama ⓘ historical drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Aunjanue ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Aunjanue Ellis ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for King Richard
ⓘ
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for When They See Us ⓘ Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for Lovecraft Country ⓘ |
| notableWork |
If Beale Street Could Talk
ⓘ
King Richard ⓘ Lovecraft Country ⓘ Men of Honor ⓘ Quantico ⓘ
linked to:
Quantico (TV series)
Ray ⓘ The Birth of a Nation (2016 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Birth of a Nation
The Book of Negroes ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Negroes
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel ⓘ The Help ⓘ Undercover Brother ⓘ When They See Us ⓘ |
| occupation | actress ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Francisco, California, United States ⓘ |
| portrayed |
Hippolyta Freeman
ⓘ
Oracene Price ⓘ Sharonne Salaam ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
King Richard
ⓘ
Lovecraft Country ⓘ When They See Us ⓘ |
| residence |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| yearsActive | 1990s–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aunjanue Ellis Description of subject: Aunjanue Ellis is an American actress known for her powerful performances in film and television, including acclaimed roles in projects like "King Richard," "When They See Us," and "Lovecraft Country."
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Caveman’s Valentine
subject linked to:
Origin
linked to: Aunjanue Ellis
subject linked to:
Origin
linked to: Aunjanue Ellis
linked to: Aunjanue Ellis
subject linked to:
The Birth of a Nation
subject linked to:
Quantico (TV series)
linked to: Aunjanue Ellis